Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - (Page 25) Transportation & Services said Thompson. It is “landlocked by communities.” According to the California group’s website (www.highspeed trainsforca.com), a 220-mph California train network can be created in stages over 20 years, freeing up airports for long-haul flights. Like travelers, the environment and economy will be winners. Prop 1A, Thompson said, will reduce carbon emissions by 1.4 million cars and save 22 million barrels of oil in the state annually. What did Thompson say to critics of high-speed rail service? “Japan’s first high-speed train is in a museum,” she noted. “We had to get to this economic and resource crisis to show us that the time is now.” r —Gretchen Kelly FlyteBoard Gains Use More hospitality suppliers are helping anxious guests stay on top of today’s volatile travel plans by adding a real-time flight information display by Flyte Systems Inc. FlyteBoard users include New York’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center; Adams Mark hotels in Indianapolis and Buffalo; in Chicago, the Inn of Chicago, the Doubletree Hotel Magnificent Mile, and the Allerton Hotel; aloft, National Harbor, MD, opening in 2009; and PGA National Resort & Spa, Palm Beach Gardens, FL. “Guests no longer have to guess whether their flights will depart on time,” said Brett Laiken, PGA National’s director of marketing. —Terri Hardin The high-speed rail system California has envisioned. @ ST MARTIN RESORT, MARINA & SPA www.meetingnews.com December 15, 2008 MeetingNews 25 http://www.highspeedtrainsforca.com http://www.highspeedtrainsforca.com http://www.Radisson.com/StMartin http://www.Radisson.com/StMartin http://www.meetingnews.com
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(Page 1) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - Perspectives (Page 2) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - Perspectives (Page 3) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - What’s Up @ MeetingNews.com (Page 4) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - What’s Up @ MeetingNews.com (Page 5) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - Chef Talk (Page 6) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - Chef Talk (Page 7) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - People Making News (Page 8) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - People Making News (Page 9) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - %20%20%20%20%20Dolce Offers to Rebuild Meetings in Public Crisis (Page 10) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - %20%20%20%20%20Dolce Offers to Rebuild Meetings in Public Crisis (Page 11) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - %20%20%20%20%20Dolce Offers to Rebuild Meetings in Public Crisis (Page 12) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - %20%20%20%20%20Dolce Offers to Rebuild Meetings in Public Crisis (Page 13) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - %20%20%20%20%20Dolce Offers to Rebuild Meetings in Public Crisis (Page 14) Meeting News - 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December 15, 2008 - Transportation & Services (Page 25) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - MN Exclusive Research (Page 26) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - MN Exclusive Research (Page 27) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - Green Beat (Page 28) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - Green Beat (Page 29) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - %20%20%20%20%20Affordable Las Vegas (Page 30) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - %20%20%20%20%20Affordable Las Vegas (Page 31) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - %20%20%20%20%20Affordable Las Vegas (Page 32) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - %20%20%20%20%20Affordable Las Vegas (Page 33) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - %20%20%20%20%20Affordable Las Vegas (Page 34) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - %20%20%20%20%20Affordable Las Vegas (Page 35) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - %20%20%20%20%20Affordable Las Vegas (Page 36) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - %20%20%20%20%20Galveston (Page 37) Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - %20%20%20%20%20Phoenix (Page 38) Meeting News - 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